About Stainless Steel Pipes

Stainless Steel Pipes

Pipes are manufactured with different materials for different purposes. Some of the most commonly used pipes are cast iron, plastic, Steel, Stainless steel and copper pipes. Stainless steel pipes are used in the oil and gas industry, chemical and petrochemical industry, food, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper and offshore construction. There are various kinds of stainless steel pipes such as stainless steel pressure pipes, stainless steel sanitary tubing, stainless steel mechanical tubing, stainless steel aircraft tubing.

Cast iron pipes are most used for vertical drains; these are pipes that are durable but rust with age. There are two kinds of plastic pipes ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) or PVC (polyvinyl-chloride). There are pipes that are most commonly used in residential plumbing. ABS pipes are black colored pipes and PVC pipes are white or cream colored pipes and are durable and resistant to chemicals. These pipes are long lasting and are extensively used in residences as they are also inexpensive.

Steel pipes were also used in a residential setup and tend to last for about fifty years. Copper pipes also come in two varieties; rigid copper and flexible copper. Rigid copper pipes come in three different thicknesses. Type M, Type L and Type K. Type L and K are used for drainage applications. Flexible pipes are copper pipes that are used for dishwashers, refrigerators, ice makers and other appliances they can be bent to fit required needs. Mussafah in Abu Dhabi, Jebal Ali, Industrial area 11 in Sharjah and Al Jurf industrial area 3 in Ajman are some of the best-known locations in UAE where one could find manufacturers and suppliers of stainless steel pipes in UAE.